The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is $46,030 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,500.
Pay spans roughly $38,250 at the 10th percentile to $57,230 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.13 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD.
| Median (annual) | $46,030 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,500 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.13 |
| 10th percentile | $38,250 |
| 90th percentile | $57,230 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.